Mike Douglas (center) teaches how to build a cold weather shelter during a weekend winter survival course of the Maine Primitive Skills School. Credit: Courtesy of Mike DiMauro The term “primitive ...

While hiking in California, I discovered a coyote kill site and collected scattered clumps of rabbit hair. Using my bushcraft skills, I wove the hair into yucca cordage to create soft primitive yarn, ...

Want to carve and shoot your own bow and arrow like Katniss Everdeen in “The Hunger Games?” Then, join the Central New York Primitive Skills Group for one of its, twice-monthly meetings held on 59 ...

Nothing I teach, nothing I do, nothing I say doesn't come from an aspect of actually living or doing. When I talk about ...

MIKADO TOWNSHIP -- Jim Miller's buckskin tanning process is all about brainpower. Cut off the antlers to expose the cavity, scoop out the grey matter, toss it in a bag and freeze it until the time is ...

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The act of creating fire is considered a sacred endeavor by Bo Glover. “It’s difficult but when you do get fire it will be the most spiritual experience ever,” Glover told more than a dozen members of ...

Information: Call 303-823-0875 or go to wildearthschildren.org. With trepidation, the group of 11 elementary- and middle-school kids huddles around Simon Harrison’s closed hand. “Use your deer ears,” ...

Could you survive without toilet paper, flour, or hand sanitizer? For most people facing Covid-19 lockdown, the thought of common conveniences running short sends them sprinting to the local grocery ...

Eddie Starnater, left, and Julie Martin are the co-owners of Practical Primitive LLC in Liberty Township. They teach classes on primitive and survival skills, including fire and shelter-building, ...